All Stories from November 10, 2019 (Change date)
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Room makeover can be a much needed fresh startNov 10, 2019 5:00 am - This room screams chaos and indecision. Since my husband left me, I have felt nothing but stuck trying to figure out what to do to make this room more peaceful and seren...
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Hallway made dreary by dark doorsNov 10, 2019 5:00 am - We got these doors about 30 years ago, back when dark wood was "in." The hallway is so long and looks so dark, it would be nice to lighten it up some. Most of the closet...
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Small room fails to live up to its big potentialNov 10, 2019 5:00 am - This is a room off my dining room. It may have been a bedroom at some point but doesn't lend itself to one now. I'd love to turn this into a living room and media room. ...
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Sleeve gastrectomy surgery reduces stomach sizeNov 10, 2019 5:00 am - Q: I feel like I've tried every diet, and no matter what, I just can't seem to lose weight. A friend who had a surgery that removed part of her stomach was finally able ...
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Sexuality educator provides tips for having 'the talk' with your childNov 10, 2019 5:00 am - Stressing out about having that one big “sex talk” with your young person? That one where you impart all there is to know about sexuality, gender, puberty, reproductive ...
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Should home inspectors disclose asbestos?Nov 10, 2019 5:00 am - Q: When we bought our house, the home inspector said the heating ducts might be insulated with asbestos. He recommended testing by an asbestos specialist. The asbestos i...
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Even doctors wonder how Medicare worksNov 10, 2019 5:00 am - Stephen Hansman, a steelworker-turned-doctor, shot me an email a few weeks back after I wrote a column about approaching Medicare as a soon-to-be 65-year-old. “I am a fa...
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How the Lego billionaires lost $150M in a single dayNov 10, 2019 5:00 am - The billionaires behind toymaker Lego A/S suffered a stinging loss in a single day after one of their key investments backfired. Kirkbi, which oversees about $16 billion...
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Hot demand for frontier debt is poised to start cooling offNov 10, 2019 5:00 am - Investors in frontier-market bonds are on course to get their best returns in seven years. It looks like it'll be a lot tougher in 2020. Some of the biggest money manage...
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53 million in U.S. have low-wage jobs. They'll likely stay there.Nov 10, 2019 5:00 am - Unemployment is hovering near a five-decade low, workforce participation is at the highest level in six years and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell recently called ...